Brassiere



W. KOPS.

BRASSIERE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1920.

2 SHEETSSHEET l- H 18 A TTOR/VEVS W. KOPS.

BRASSFERE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.29, 1920- 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Sept. 14,

llVVE/V HIS ATTORNEYS UNITED-STATES inseam.

wAtDnMAn Kors, on NEW YORK,

TENT OFFICE-4 N. Y., assieno'n fro KOPS Bnos, on NEW YORK, N.Y.,AFTEB(M; ",1 t

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To all who'mz't may concern:

Be it-known that I, WALDE'MAR- Kors, a

citizen of the United States, resi'dingin the V borough of Manhattan,city, 7 county, and State of New York,have invented anTmprovemeent inBrassi'eres, of which the folmately about the waist line ofthe wearer,butsofar as has come to my knowledge lowing is aspecification. V

Th s invention relates to a brasslere andmore particularly to that typeof' brasslere which is constructed to function not only-as a corsetcover but also as a support for parts of the body of the wearer. :Thebrassiere made in accordance with this invention'is so constructed thatwhen adjustedto position it acts as acorset cover and also as a supportfor the busts of thewear'er, and furthermore as a resting device for thesmall of the back' of the wearer, atthe same time producing a flatteningfront effectwhich is so much in vogue at present. In carrying out theinvention,'the brassiere is preferably made'to comprise a front membercomposed of a plurality of sectionsand a back member which is connectedto thefront member by' shoulder straps together with extensions leadingfrom the lower portions of the side sections of the front mem'bera'ndextensions leading from the lower side portionsof the back member sothat the extensions leading from the front member are adapted to bepassed around the waist of the wearer and adjusted to position to causethe front mem ber to act as a support for the busts of the wearer andthoseportions'of the extensions coming at the rearof the body to act assupports for the back of the'wearer, while the extensions ofthe backmember which; I

- the corresponding section 18 of theflback" member'is provided-"withan'extension'23.-

areadapted to also, be passed around the I am aware that heretoforevarious forms of -brassieres'have been so'constructed'as to beadapted tobe connected-about or approxr' none ofthese various devices havebee'n soconstructed as'to conform to the body of the wearer to functionadequately not only as a corset cover but-as a bust supporter and aback'restingrdevice, and: at the same time ily permit of-the a wearerthrough thesame.

In order to adjust the garment to position providing in the: body of thewearer the front *flattenin'g effect which' fashion 1 demands at thepresent time. The garment made inaccordance with' my present invendescribed. 7

In the drawing Flgure 1*-is a perspective View, showing my presentformof improved'brassiere.

v Specification bf Letters Iatent. I P t ep 4 0' Application filedJanuary 29, 1e2o. Seria1'No.'354,777. i I

Fig. 2 is a back elevationof the same, and

Fig. 3 is-an'enlarge'd plan-viewillustrat- Referring particularly to thedrawing, the

ing the garment extended and in a fiat'posi brassiere made in accordancewith this in I vention preferably comprises "a front portion 10' and aback portion 11, As illustrated the front portion is made up of-sec=tions indicated respectively at 12, 13 and 14 so shaped and connected bylines o'fstitching or otherwise along the lines indicated at 15; and16'as to conform to and support'the The back member isalso preferablymade of sections indicated busts of the wearer.

at 17 and18 and connectedlalong a central lin'eof stitching indicated at'19; These front and back members are connected to one anotherby-shoulder straps which are pref erably'formed by extensions of thesection's;

formingthe front and back 'members'. As clearl'y'shown'in Fig. 3, thefront" section 13; is providedwith an upper eXtenSion-QO, and I thecorresponding back section is provided with an upperexten's'ion 22;These exten sions -20 and '22yare connected by a line of stitching-24 orotherwise so that when connected the extensions formfa shoulderstrap' onone side of'the garment. Similarly-on the other side of the garment thesection 14 is provided with an upper extension 21 and These extensions21"and 23' are connected along the line of stitching 25 so that'the'"same therefrom: 'As'illustrated, this open ing 26, when the garment isis-substantially circular, although of course it may as-' 'sume anyother configuratiombeing "sufli ciently' 'large, as will be understood,to read-,

p sa e he head'offth f and secure the same in place, the lower portionsof the sections of which the front and back members are made are alsoprovided with extensions and devices for maintaining the garment inposition. As illustrated, the section 13 of the front member is providedwith a lower or waist line extension 27 and similarly the front section14 is provided with a lower or waist line extension 28 adapted to extendpart way around the waist of the wearer. Secured to the extremity of theextension 27 is a tape 29, and secured to the extremity of the extension28 is a similar tape 30. In the back member of the garment the section17 thereof is provided with a lower or waist line extension 31 securedthereto as indicated along lines of stitching 33 and similarly the backsection 18 is provided with a lower or waist line extension 32 securedthereto by lines of stitch ing 34 or otherwise. As will be readilyunderstood, the extensions 31 and-32 may be integral parts of the backsections 17 and 18 respectively instead of being made in separate partsas herein shown and described; At the extremity of the extension 31 thesame is fitted with a band 35 of any suitable material made adjustablein length and fitted with a hook member 36. Similarly at the extremityof the extension 32 the same isfitted with a band 37which may also beadjustable in length and fitted with a loop member 38 adapted to beengaged by the hook 36. In order to maintain the front member inposition, that is to prevent the same from riding or working up on thebody of the wearer, the same, as illustrated, may be provided centrallyin the lower edge thereof with a tape or other extension 39 which. alsomay be adjustable in length and is fitted with an attachment 40 havingtherein a hook '41 to engage an eyelet in the underlying corset body orother garment of the wearer, and also an eye 42 which may be employed toengage with a stud on the steel of the underlying corset. Either one ofthese devicesor other devices maybe employed as hereinbefore stated formaintaining the front portion of the garment from shifting or working upon the body ofthe wearer. p I

In the use of the garment as hereinbefore described, the same is firstplaced on the body of the wearer passing the head through the opening26. The front member is then placed in position and due to the formationof the parts thereof the side sections extend to and part way around thewaist of the body of the wearer to conform tov the same, due, as will beunderstood, to the curved lines of union between the side sections 13and 14 and the central'section 12, these lines of union being indicatedre- I spectively at 15 and 16 as hereinbefore dewaist of the wearer arethen drawn to ost tion by extending the tapes 29 and 30 in oppositedirections around the waist to the front thereof and drawing the partsto position and tyingthe tapes or otherwise securing the same together.of the front member the tension applied by the tapes causes asubstantially straight downward pull in'the central section 12 of thefront member and diagonal pulls in the direction of the extensionstoward and around the waist line of the wearer causing the garment tofit not only at the front, but

also at the sides of the body to form an ade-- quate support for thebusts producing a flattening front effect. This isdue, as will beunderstood, becauseof'the possibility of so shaping the garment by thevariationof the sizes of the front sections12, 13 and 14 together withthe conformation of the edges 1 by which the same are joined as to makethe front member conform to the body of the wearer whatever the size andconformation of the same may be so as to distribute the pressure inadjusting the garment to position without localizing the same andthereby causing or tending to cause any ill or injurious effects whichexcessive pressure is likely to cause when localized by a corset orbrassiere. Also obviously, the garment may be made to conform to thefigure of the In this adj ustment .wearer byother constructions of thefront member without departing from the nature andspirit of thisinvention. Also inasmuch as the extremities of the extensions 27 and 28are adapted to overlie each other at the back of the waistline and tobeldrawn to position by the tapes 29 and 30 in the ad justment of thegarment, these extremities of the extensions act as a back rest or backsupport for the small of the back of the wearer. After the front memberhas.

been thus adjusted the extensions 31 and 32 of the back member areextended part way around the waist of the wearer so that these backmember extensions'overlie portions of the extensions of the sidesections of the front member, and the hook 36 is causedto engage theloop 38 to complete the adjustment of the garment to position andmaintain the same in place on the body of the wearer. As will befurthermore understood,

the tension or pull placed on the front member extends to the backmember through the shoulder straps, while the counter pull or tension onthe back member in adjusting the same to position acts in the otherdirection,

through the shoulder straps to some. ex: tent, at least, to assist inmaintaining the garment in place; and also that thehook 41 or the eye 42may be caused to. engage a loop or stud in a garment or on a corsetsteel to maintain the front member in place so as to prevent the garmentfrom working up on the body of the wearer.

I claim as my invention:

1. A brassiere comprising a front member made to conform to the body ofthe wearer and having extensions adapted to be adjustably positionedaround the waist of the wearer, one of said extensions being ofsufficient length to overlie the small of the back so as to act as asupporting device for the back of the wearer, and a back memberconnected to said front member at its upper portions by meansadapted toextend over the shoulders of a wearer and having extensions leadingtherefrom at its lower outer parts adapted to extend to and to beadjustably secured in position around the waist of the wearer.

2. A brassiere comprising a front member having central and sidesections stitched together so as to conform to the body of the wearerwith extensions leading from the lower outer parts of the side sectionsadapt ed to be adjustably connected together about the waist of thewearer, said extensions leading from said side sections at such an anglethat a draft thereon at their ends around the waist will cause asubstantially straight downward pull upon said central section and atransversely diagonal pull across the front member thereby causing saidmember to produce a front flattening effect and to serve as a supportfor the busts of the wearer, said extensions of the side sections havingmeans thereon whereby they may be adjustably connected together and oneof said extensions being of sufficient length to overlie and therebysupport the small of the back of the wearer, and a back member connectedto the front member at its upper outer portions by means adapted toextend over the shoulders of the wearer and having extensions leadingtherefrom at its lower outer parts adapted to extend to. and to beadjustably secured in position around the waist of the wearer.

3. A brassiere comprising a front member having central and sidesections stitched together so as to conform to the body of the wearerwith extensions leading from the lower outer parts of the side sectionsadapted to extend to and to be secured in position about the waist ofthe wearer, said extensions leading from said side sections at such anangle'that a draftthereon around the waist will cause a substantiallystraight downward pull upon said central section and a transverselydiagonal pull across the front member thereby causing said member toproduce a front flattening effect and to serve as a support for thebusts of the wearer, tapes connected to said extensions adapted to bepassed around the waist'and the shoulders of the wearer and having ex-'tensions leading therefrom at the lower outer parts thereof adapted toextend to and to be adjustably secured in position around the walst ofthe wearer.

t. A brassiere comprising a front member made to conform to the body ofthe wearer and having extensions adapted to be adj ustably positionedaround the waist of the wearer and leading at such an angle from saidmember at its lower outer portions that a draft on the ends ofsaidextensions will produce a composite straight downward and transverselydiagonal pull upon the front portion thereby causing the same toproducea front flattening eifectand to serve as a support for the bustsof the wearer, one of said extensions being of sufficient length tooverlie the small of the back so as to act as a supporting device forthe back of the wearer, and a back member connected to said front member.at itsupper outer portions bymeans adapted to extend over the shouldersof-a wearer and having extensions leading therefrom at its lower outerparts adapted to extend to and to be adjustably secured in positionaround thewaist of the wearer. Q

Signed by me-this 17th day of January,

WALDEMAR KOPS.

